patelliform

English

Etymology

Latin patella (“shallow dish”) + -form

Adjective

patelliform (comparative more patelliform, superlative most patelliform)

Having the shape of a patella.
Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

References

“patelliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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